adélfico

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See also: adelfico

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφικός (adelphikós, brotherly), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, brother).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧dél‧fi‧co

Adjective

adélfico (feminine adélfica, masculine plural adélficos, feminine plural adélficas)

  1. adelphic (describing a form of polyandry where a woman is married to brothers)